Nearly 100 fewer parents want their child to join threatened Ryeish Green School in September this year compared to last year, according to new figures. The alarming statistics reveal 139 parents applied for their youngsters to join the school in September 2007 compared to 228 this time last year – a drop of 89 applications. It is bad news for the Spencers Wood school, which was granted an 11th hour stay of execution by Wokingham District Council before it decides whether to shut it. The Hyde End Lane school is now looking at a maximum Year Seven intake of 77 in September 2007 – far fewer than the 210 pupils it has the potential to accomodate. It is also the least popular school in the whole of Wokingham district, according to secondary school admission applications. The district’s most sought-after secondary, Maiden Erlegh School in Earley, has 663 sets of parents clamouring for a place for their child. Meanwhile, Emmbrook School in Wokingham, also popular, received 604 applications for places.